thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
agency; (attorney's) authority of representation
competing; competition; auction
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
amount of money; sum of money
tax revenue; tax revenues
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
two times; twice; two degrees
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
sympathy; empathy; response
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to have a talk; to tell a story
to shout (in anger); to yell
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva